Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Carr needs to calm down or he will pop a button on his waistcoat.

Senator Kim Carr interjecting—

If they do not want to listen to the university sector, perhaps they could listen to the Labor figures: John Dawkins, Maxine McKew or Peter Beattie, who said today in The Australian:

… without funding reform, Australia’s universities will inevitably slip towards mediocrity and the quality of … Australian graduates … will decline in relation to our international competitors …

This is the Labor Party speaking and advocating for reform. Why doesn't the modern Labor Party get on board and support it? (Time expired)